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Peacock Sole
Pardachirus pavoninus
7.01232, 125.711
Field Notes
Description:
Also known as Pacific Sole. It hides just below the surface of the sand and uses its eyes as a periscope (they can rotate 180 degrees.
They feed on small fish, invertebrates and worms. This sole has toxic glands at the base of its dorsal and anal fins.
Habitat:
Found singly in protected lagoons and around reefs on sandy bottoms, at depths of 3 to 40m. Widespread in the Indo-West Pacific region.
Notes:
I spotted this fish at a depth of less than 20 feet. I think it wasn't fully grown yet as it was only about 6 or 7 inches long.
You can actually touch this fish if you're careful about it. When I spotted it, it was buried in the sand, with just the eyes and part of its tail showing. I brushed the sand off its backside very slowly and gently so I could take photos of it.
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